Improved law and order across Pakistan especially in tribal belt bordering Afghanistan and ever-increasing sense of security among tribesmen following successful military operations conducted there by Pakistan Army to quell militancy, have cut demand of deadly weapons to an extent that gun manufacturers of Pakistan’s centuries old ‘Darra Adam Khel” are scrapping gun-making business. Known to the world as South Asia’s biggest black market for knock-off weapons, Dara Adam ...

An man in Melbourne has been detained on charges of importing an assault rifle and semi-automatic weapons from Lebanon, it was revealed on Tuesday. According to a news report in The Age, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) detained the 39-year-old on Sunday as soon as he touched down at Melbourne International Airport, on allegations that he was planning to bring in high-powered guns including an AK-47 assault rifle. The investigations around his alleged smuggling attempts began in December 2017 ...

Western intelligence sources have allegedly uncovered unexpected routes that Iran uses to smuggle weapons into Lebanon and avoid detection, according to a Fox News report on Monday. The sources identified two unusual routes to Beirut’s international airport taken by an Iranian civil aviation company, Qeshm Fars Air, in the past two months, according to Fox News. One of the routes passed over Northern Lebanon after a layover in Damascus, the other was direct but took a rare and unusual path ...

France’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that information provided by Israel of Iran’s past nuclear weapons program could be a basis for long-term monitoring of Tehran’s nuclear activities. The ministry said Israeli intelligence information presented on Monday in part confirmed the non-civilian nature of the program revealed by European powers in 2002, but that it merely proved the need to ensure the nuclear deal and UN inspections remained. France said Tuesday that new ...

US President Donald Trump spoke to the leaders of France and Germany about the situation on Friday. France said President Emmanuel Macron and Trump agreed to work together to implement a UN-backed ceasefire that has failed to stop the onslaught, and called on Russia to get Damascus to abide by it. Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one "bite" at a time, a pro-government commander said on Friday, as a war monitor said the army had seized new ground ...

Qatar has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British government to buy 24 British Typhoon warplanes. The arms deal between Qatar and Britain was signed during the visit of the Qatari Minister of State for Defense, Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, to the British capital to strengthen cooperation between Qatar and the United Kingdom in the field of defense and counterterrorism, according to a statement by Qatar’s government. The deal is part of a series of ...

In recent months, Iran has increased its role in the war in Yemen, according to regional and Western sources, by sending hi- tech weapons and military advisers to the Houthi militias. A senior Iranian official revealed that Qassim Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force, met with senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials in Tehran last month to discuss ways to “empower” the Houthis with weapons, ammunition and military counseling. According to many sources, ...